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Menlo School Athletes Carry On

These all-star students will keep playing at university.

(Haverford lacrosse) -- For three of the girls' lacrosse team's West Bay Athletic League championship seasons, the midfielder was a crucial part of the team's success. As a senior, she was the fifth leading scorer on a high-scoring squad. Adler was named an Academic All-American by U.S. Lacrosse.

Freddy Avis (Stanford baseball) -- The right-handed pitcher was drafted in the 25th round of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft. Avis was the starting pitcher in Menlo's CCS Div. III championships in 2010 and 2011. This season, he went 5-2 with an 1.88 ERA while batting .469 in 96 at-bats with 31 RBI and seven home runs while reeling in league MVP for the second consecutive season.

(Davidson College baseball) -- Batchelder finished the season with a lofty 10-4 mark and held a 2.20 ER. The left-handed pitcher was just as effective at the plate: He batted .427 with 31 RBI and had 10 doubles, and held a slugging percentage of .646.

(Dartmouth tennis) -- Chan was a starter on Menlo teams that have netted four consecutive CCS championships, four NorCal titles and two national championships. He ranked as high as No. 1 in Northern California and No. 31 in the country in the 16-and-under age division.

Connor Dillon (George Washington water polo) -- Dillon was the 2011 All-Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) Bay Division Goalie of the Year and earned Second-Team All-CCS Division II honors as a senior. The Los Gatos, Calif.-native led Menlo to a 79-32 combined four-year record and four straight PAL titles. The Knights were 2010 CCS Division II champions and reached the finals in both 2008 and 2009 and the semifinals in 2011.

(Bucknell water polo) -- Hale is a two-time water polo All-American, three-time All-Central Coast Section and All-Peninsula Athletic League selection earned a gold medal at the Junior Olympics. Named the league MVP, he had 74 goals, 26 assists and 79 steals for the PAL champion Knights in 2011. Hale will be reunited with former Menlo teammate Keegan Williams at Bucknell.

(Claremont McKenna basketball) -- The 6-foot-6 forward/center provided a constant threat in the post. He averaged 16.4 points per game and about 2 blocks per game for the Knights, who went 18-8. Harris is a three-time all-West Bay Athletic League selection.

Natalie Roy (Colby College volleyball) -- Roy was the lone senior on a team which went 24-8 overall and made a trip to the CCS semifinals. The outside hitter was an all-around player for Menlo with a serve percentage of 94.9, led the team in aces and was second on the team in digs.

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